Seniors and Community Supports

Dignity and Care for Alberta Seniors

Seniors helped build Alberta, and they deserve respect, dignity and proper care when they need it. 

• We support expanding the public delivery of continuing care services, rather than depending on private industry to fill the need that clearly exists for Alberta’s seniors.
• Ensure that there is sufficient capacity of all types of continuing care facilities in the province, so that the “First Bed Policy” can be eliminated.
• Index link AISH payments so that the assistance that AISH recipients receive accurately reflects the increase in the cost of living they experience.
• Create an Independent Seniors Advocate office, which would report directly to the legislature regarding systemic issues that seniors face. This would give seniors a person to go to when they feel they have a need to be directed to the right resources. We would also create an independent office for seniors that will help maintain and defend their rights, and provide an avenue for redress when they feel they need assistance.
• Ensure that the standard of pay between government staff and contracted agencies are comparable, so those both delivering and receiving assistance from contracted agencies know that the staff are both sufficiently trained and compensated for their important work.